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Defending Russian Nature
Author: Fred Strebeigh
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2003
Department: Features
Page: 46 ( 8) pages
Summary: Over the last century, Russia has created a system of preserves -- zapovedniki -- where wilderness holds sway and humans are rarely allowed. It is the world's largest system of strict nature preserves. We meet some of the heroes quietly working to preserve these zapovedniki, despite miserly allocations from the government.
This article appeared in the Sep/Oct 2003 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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